The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-22

81 THOUGHT YOU LIKED MARTHYW
One long embrace, and one shy, sweet
kiss ratified this silent promise.
Put on that pretty lilac dress, Martie,
Monday morning, and meet me at 8
O'Clock Just beyond tho Swayle brook, and
In one hour we VIII be one, and say moth
ing to anybody. oh. yes; one other
thu VIII yon trust the children to me
to bring ups WIN you give them into my
guardianship completely Answer yes,
without question"
"Why certainly. Since wei
Gan right. Now must really 20, for
there's q thousand things to do. You
win be therefn and rs she answered yes,
he caught her plump little form to his
heart again, and kissed her again for
goodby; and he leaped the fence at q
bound, and in q few minutes was at home
about his "chores, !" with q light heart, for
he loved Martie truly and well, and he
now saw his way to happiness with the
one girl he loved.
Sunday he went away in the morning,
and was gone all day, and only returned
I'm time Tor supper.
After the table was cleared, and Mrs.
Hemphill sat down to rest, with q clean
pocket handkerchief folded over her knees,
IN her hands, for she always held her
Bible thus every Sunday evening, though
no one could remember ever seeing her
read I'm IL, Jabez arose from his seat and
| walked mn and down the room In silence.
His mother watched him uneasfly.
At last he spoke;
mother, I am thinking Of getting mar
ried. .
| re xvas emf ~ Isaft
Her fear was well placed, and the shock
was great.
s.Mother, how would you like Lucinda
Rosencrants for daughters',
In oil her inaginings she had never let
her fancy run riot to an extent that could
have permitted Lucinda Rosencrants to
enter her head as the possible choice Of
| her son.
Pretty enough, but coarse and ignorant;
daughter of two idle, dissolute parents;
lazy and slovenly herself, and fond Of
dancing and party going, aud ell the yery
1 things that Mrs. Hemphill abhorred, 1t Is
no wonder that she sat pale and shocked
and speechless.
| OF all the girls that she knew, or had
ever heard of, Lucinda was the last one
that she would have chosen, and she could
not bear it.
sT-I thought you liked Marthy," she
said, TREMENDOUSLY.
II do IKE Marthai but you said 90
much'----
II rather you'd picked her out''----
| She refused me-"
ssRefused youf / guess you're as good
IS she any time. Amy gal ought 70 be
prcud to get you
! s.She did not think SO, aud hsr refusal
did not hurt me long. What do you
think Of LucindaF'
ssoh, Jabez, don't ask. ISne7er can
/ give in to your marrying into that awful
fsmliy. just think Of what q set fhey
are, and Lucinda'l be Just the same
There amt another girl that can hold q
candle to Marthy Il It wasn't for them
there children. -
ashe gave them all away yesterday,
heard, to guardian
"Jabez, don't you think y0u could
change her resolution Ye amt bound TO
Lucindy, be yes
"You know, mother, never break my
word
Mrs. Hemphill eroaned.
ssTd ruther yon had q took Mayfhy
with ten young uns to feed and raise than
Lncindy . and she began to CRY, where
upon Jabez hurried Of,
The next morning Jabez was gone, no
one knew where, and the whole farm
seemed to want him back; though It was
MONDAY, there was no work done, and
Mr.. and Mrs. HemphiIl sat dejectIy In the
ssbest rooms
Father" said at. last, knocking the
ashes out Of his pipe:
IT knowed Saturday that sl1mpin was
up, but / never guessed what, and I'm
blamed If amt sorry for him to go and
take up with that shiftless Lucindy, when
he might a. had Marthy, only for your
bein' SO sot agin' them poor little young
sters; and ! think Marthy was a-doin' hey
duty. I'm blamed sorry.n
ssMr. Hemphil, don't swear, and don't
say broke OF the match. / never done
nuthin', only Friday / told Marthy my
opinion about 1t, and she got mad, and
s'pose said something that maddened
Jabez, for the next day he went of, and
i dispose he asked Lucindy.
ssOh, what on earth ehall dor BE 8
such good boy, and to throw hiu1s>l|
savay COP 8